4 November: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

4 November: In a year, the 4th of November is the 308^th day as per the Georgian Calendar. In a leap year, it is the 309^th day of the year. This day has its distinctiveness and importance in history.

Let’s explore people who have carved a niche for themselves on 4^th November. We may also need to scan through the events that happened on this day.

What Happened Today? On This Day in History: 4 November

Art & Artists

- 1876 – Johannes Brahms’ 1st Symphony in C premieres in Grand Duchy of Baden.
- 1940 – Divorce between Ernest Hemingway (American author and journalist) and his second wife Pauline Pfeiffer.
- 2001 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter series.

Science & Technology

- 1847 – Discovery of chloroform having anesthetic qualities by James Young Simpson (Scottish obstetrician).
- 1939 – The world’s first air-conditioned car was displayed at the 40th National Automobile Show in the USA.
- 1981 – flight of the unique space shuttle Columbia canceled for the second time, just before 31 seconds of the scheduled time.

Leaders & Politics

- 1921 – The Assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi in Tokyo.
- 1980 – Ronald Reagan beat Jimmy Carter to become the 40^th President of the USA.
- 1984 – First free elections conducted in Nicaragua held in 56 years.
- 2008 – Barack Obama was elected as President of the United States (the first Afro-American descent to do so).

People & Society

- 1846 – Benjamin Palmer granted a patent for an artificial leg.
- 1979 – Beginning of a 444-day-long Iran Hostage Crisis (52 Americans were taken as hostages by a bunch of students taking over the American Embassy in Tehran).
- 1989 – The streets of the then East Berlin were filled with around one million people demanding democracy.

Disasters: Natural & Man-made

- 1966 – The city of Florence, Italy was devastated by a flood by the Arno River (22 ft. Flood destroyed millions of masterpieces of art and rare books).
- 2010 – Crash of Aero Caribbean Flight 883 in Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba (passengers and crew numbering 68 were killed).

Discoveries & Explorations

- 1493 – Christopher Columbus arrived at Leeward Island and Puerto Rico.
- 1879 – The Refrigerating Apparatus patented by the (Afro-American) inventor Thomas Elkins.
- 1922 – In the Valley of the Kings (Egypt) the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter (British archaeologist).

4 November: 1922 - In the Valley of the Kings (Egypt) the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter (British archaeologist)

Leisure & Sports

- 1951 – Vijay Merchant from India scored 154 runs against England in his ultimate test cricket innings.
- 1965 – Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove reached 5 mph (the first woman to go beyond 300 mph) in Utah, USA while driving a jet-powered vehicle “the Spirit of America–Sonic 1”.

Birth Anniversaries (4 November)

- 1840 – Australian politician William Giblin
- 1929 – “Human Computer” Shakuntala Devi (Indian mathematician)
- 1935 – Barry Crocker (Actor, singer & TV host from Australia)
- 1957 – Tony Abbott (Australia’s 28th Prime Minister)
- 1972 – Luis Figo (Football player from Portugal)
- 1986 – Suhas Gopinath (Indian entrepreneur, CEO at 17)

Death Anniversaries (4 November)

- 604 – Yohl Ik’nal (Mayan queen)
- 1895 – Eugene Field (Journalist, poet, and author from America)
- 1924 – Gabriel Faure (Pianist and composer from France)
- 1995 – Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Prime Minister)
- 2005 – Sheree North (Actress and dancer from America)

What Special Day is Today: (4 November)

- Flag Day (Panama)
- Community Service Day (Dominica)
- National Unity and Armed Forces Day (Italy)
- Unity Day (Russia)
- Love Your Lawyer Day (USA)
- National Tonga Day (Tonga)

Conclusion

4^th November. The factual story of the day covers the entire globe and a lot of well-known personalities. The day has remained a silent observer of what happened on this day.

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